[FFmpeg-devel] DaVinci DSP optimizations

[Ramiro Polla]

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Richard Taylor <news at artaylor.co.uk> wrote:
> Ramiro Polla wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> JB: There is no free compiler for the c64x DSP
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> "normal" people can't use these, so they can't compile it.
>>>>
>>>> Ugh...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thus getting that code in ffmpeg source feels pretty weird to me.
>>>>> Or is this not a concern ?
>>>>
>>>> It is at least for me.
>>>
>>> I had the same feeling when I failed to find a free compiler =(
>>
>> Just to update. An e-mail was sent to Neuros Technology's contact in TI
>> regarding a free compiler but no reply was given yet...
>>
>> Ramiro Polla
>
> I'm guessing that this has fallen by the wayside?
> Time to drag it back to the surface!
>
> I have been looking at the TI gstreamer plugin that implements DSP decode of
> mpeg2 and mpeg4 video on the DaVinci platforms and wondering why the same
> couldn't be done under ffmpeg?
>
> gstreamer is under L-GPL and the Codec Engine has been integrated into
> that...